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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide in cash
terms the value of the charge levied upon visa and settlement applicants for having
documents (a) scanned and (b) photocopied by his Department.

<p>There is no charge by the Home Office levied upon visa and settlement applicants
for having documents (a) scanned and (b) photocopied</p><p><br>The vast majority of
UKVI customers applying online have the option of uploading their supporting evidence
themselves, for free. If customers choose not to use this self-upload function, then
they have the option to have their documents scanned by the commercial partner at
the visa application centre or service point when they attend their appointment. In
most locations an additional charge is applicable for this service.</p>

The Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for
farm support until the end of the parliament. It has also set out its plans for English
agriculture policy after we have left the EU, including phasing down direct payments
from 2021 over seven years. Agriculture is a devolved matter, so it is for the Welsh
Government to decide whether to continue with direct payments in Wales. We will continue
to engage with the Welsh Government on arrangements for domestic replacement funding
after 2022, but have already committed not to simply apply the Barnett Formula to
agriculture funding in England. This means that funding will not just be allocated
according to the population of each nation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions
has he had with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on the maintenance of the
EU geographical indication scheme in Wales after the UK leaves the EU.

<p>UK Government recognises the crucial role that Geographical Indication (GI) products
play in protecting the provenance and heritage of some of Wales’ best-loved food and
drink products, and the economic benefit they bring to many communities and the UK
as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>GIs represent about 25% of UK food and drink exports by
value and play an important role as exemplars of our quality produce around the world.
In 2018, GIs were worth over £5 billion in export value. Welsh beef and lamb contribute
significantly to this value. Defra are currently undertaking research to obtain more
robust data on the value of GIs to local economies across the UK and we will be happy
to share relevant findings with the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving
the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. Under
the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK commits to protecting all EU GIs until a subsequent
agreement enters into force. This will help ensure a smooth transition to the future
relationship.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to establishing UK GI schemes that ensure
existing GIs such as Welsh Lamb Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional
Welsh Caerphilly PGI continue to receive protection from imitation and evocation in
the UK after EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of a ‘no-deal’, the default position
is that UK GIs will continue to be protected in the EU by virtue of being on the EU’s
various GI registers. The current EU legislation means that EU GI protection is indefinite
unless specific grounds for the cancellation of a GI are met. None of the grounds
for cancellation relate to a change in status from Member State to Third Country.
We therefore consider that under the current rules, the EU should not be able to remove
the protection from UK GIs without reason.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, the UK must
be prepared for all possible outcomes as we leave the EU. So it is right to advise
UK GI holders to be prepared to apply as third country producers for recognition in
the EU in the event that the EU does change its rules. This represents sensible contingency
planning.</p><p> </p><p>If the EU took steps to remove UK GIs from their registers,
the UK Government would provide support and guidance to GI producers on this process
as set out in our technical advice on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>I have discussed the GI
scheme with Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Environment and Rural
Affairs, at the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) EFRA meetings held on 5 July 2018 and
17 September 2018. The Minister of State also discussed the scheme at the IMG EFRA
meeting on 24 June 2019. Defra officials meet regularly with Welsh Government officials
to discuss GI policy development.</p><p> </p>

<p>This information is not reported. However we do hold clerical data and can advise
15 driving licenses have been removed or suspended and 3 passports have been suspended.</p><p>
</p><p>The information regarding committal orders, or sanctions as they are called
in the Child Maintenance Service, are reported in our published statistics and can
be on found table 11 of the tables document on the attached link:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-march-2019-experimental"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-march-2019-experimental</a></p><p>
</p><p>We reported enforcement activities in our CSA statistics until September 2017
when we reduced the number of tables published because most CSA cases had been closed
or had begun the Case Closure process. The last publication including the enforcement
activities can be found on table 22 of the attached link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-june-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-quarterly-summary-of-statistics-june-2017</a></p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential
merits of implementing infrastructure improvements to the rail line from Crewe to
Holyhead to enhance regional connectivity with the High Speed two rail line.

<p>The Government has funded recent major signalling and track renewals to improve
reliability on the North Wales Coast Line. Network Rail’s Welsh Route Study, published
in March 2016, identified options for improving the North Wales main line. The Government
has recently funded a strategic outline business case for journey time improvements
on the North Wales line. Further development will be considered for progression through
the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline. The Government’s proposals for HS2 do not
preclude development of opportunities for future service enhancements including on
the Chester and North Wales lines.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential
merits of electrifying the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead and splitting High
Speed 2 trains at Crewe with part of those split trains serving North Wales via Chester.

<p>The Network Rail Welsh Route Study, published in March 2016, identified options
for improving the North Wales main line but the rail industry has not identified a
robust business case for electrification of the North Wales Main Line to Holyhead.
The Government’s proposals for 400m platforms at Crewe do not preclude development
of opportunities for future service enhancements including those on the Chester and
North Wales lines.</p>

<p>The department’s analysis shows that passengers in North Wales will benefit from
an HS2 interchange at Crewe, with shorter journey times to London and improved cross-country
journey times. An HS2 interchange at Chester is not feasible without electrification
of the line from there to Crewe. The Network Rail Welsh Route Study, published in
March 2016, identified options for improving the North Wales main line but the rail
industry has not identified a robust business case for electrification of the line
from Crewe to Chester. The Government’s proposals for HS2 do not preclude development
of opportunities for future service enhancements including those on the Chester and
North Wales lines.</p><p> </p>